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[phoenix]

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[mojorider]

I have a 98 (450) and have asked if it could be removed or turned down. After getting used to the car the assist makes the car feel very light. Great at low speed not good a high speed.

[shpub]

Been done... just throw 2 grand to a dealer and they will change the rack, add the pump, reservoir, change the steering column UJs and shafts and voila PAS. You can buy yourself a beer with the change.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

[2 Sheds]

Buy your wife a pair of dumbbells for Xmas

[MajorClanger]

quote:Has anyone, in their right mind, done a retro fit of power steering?

quote:I have a 98 (450) and have asked if it could be removed or turned down.

Hey phoenix and mojorider have you thought about swapping cars?!

MC

[shpub]

Or even swap the bits over...

Steve

[phoenix]

Swap cars, now there's an idea....

Anyone got any dumbells

[MajorClanger]

or could just swap wives/girlfriends

[mojorider]

no swaps, car or girlfriend. Best solution is don't let girlfriend drive the car.

[jacko500]

If you don't let the girlfriend drive how will you get home from the pub?

[Ballistic Banana]

or trade in girlfriend for nice nineteen eightes eastern block woman Athelete.

BB

[joospeed]

quote:
Been done... just throw 2 grand to a dealer and they will change the rack, add the pump, reservoir, change the steering column UJs and shafts and voila PAS. You can buy yourself a beer with the change.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

just priced this up for a customer .. you're not far off - at daeler labour rates it would be 2k. some of the jokey replie on this thread don't seem so silly now ...

[shpub]

So with J'speed, it's buy a beer and a pint.

The 520 had to have all the PAS stuff bar the rack replaced to go with the Serp engine and it was not cheap... Fortunately I was spending so much else where that it seemed noise at the time... until I got the credit card bill.

Steve

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[mickrw]

Had PAS fitted to my 1998 Chim 500 by Fernhurst in March this year. Cost £1876.37.

Mick

[rwalker1]

quote:
Had PAS fitted to my 1998 Chim 500 by Fernhurst in March this year. Cost £1876.37.

Mick

Mick, may I ask why? Was it a "nice-to-have" or a medical reason/wife reason?

[mickrw]

Probably "nice to have"! We used our Chim to tour around France a lot and in the summer of 2001 spent days going round the moutains, small "D" and "C" roads.
Without PAS it wasn't a relaxed drive, used to be completely stuffed at the end of the day! This year we've had 3 trips round France with PAS which was much better. Its a lot easier to catch the rear when it steps out with PAS, from personal experience!

Mick

[rwalker1]

Hmmmmm........Bought my 4.3 earlier this year without PAS consideration. Had heard before that PAS was considered a bit "girlie" and you lost connection with the car so wasn't concerned. My previous wedge had it and was OK. This is the first car in about 10 years I have driven without PAS and I do find it bloody hard work. I've decided to persevere at least til next year then consider a change. Maybe.

[griffchris]

I looked into this a couple of months back, I needed a new manual steering rack, cost around £600, alternatively the factory would retro-fit PAS all in for £1600 or there abouts, they fully priced it up for me..

[shpub]

quote:
Hmmmmm........Bought my 4.3 earlier this year without PAS consideration. Had heard before that PAS was considered a bit "girlie" and you lost connection with the car so wasn't concerned.

Usually a theory put about by ex-hairdressers...

Does this mean that all the Tuscan racers are girlies in a girlish applied to men sort of way? Or the F1 boys? I don't think so. I would not buy a Griff or Chimaera without it because it improves my ability to react and control the car. I have had both BTW. It is a personal choice in the end, though.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk